Still have a bit of a grumpy bum on my hands, although Pup is much better the past couple of days compared to what he was like on Monday. I dunno, maybe a growth spurt????
Melody, for a little tacker, I think that dropping that 11pm feed is a bit early, but I'm no expert!! My little man is feeding every 4hrs - rarely he sleeps longer than that even through the night. I have feed times very similar to yours. If he is sleepy at the 11pm feed, I say just get as much into him as possible. The midwives told me to change the nappy in the middle of the feed to get Pup to drink a bit more. Also in the early days, I had to strip off Pup down to his singlet top to feed so that he didn't get too warm and cozy. Even now, I still don't feed with any blankets or wraps on him. If he doesn't need/want the feed, he won't wake up. And you should take the opportunity then to sleep through that time until he does wake. During the day, i rouse my little man if he sleeps much beyond 4.5hrs, but at night, I let him go for as long as he wants to sleep. If necessary, I express my milk if he is doing a marathon snooze (say 5 - 6hrs). And Thomas is an old sould too - a lot of people who have seen him for the first time have commented that they think he has been here before!
Fletch, that is a great photo of Zane smiling!! My little man looks very similar to yours in his cot! Such a big bed for little guys!
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